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The EU economy largely depends on a few countries, particularly its ‘Big Four’. As of 2025, Germany, France, Italy and Spain together account for 61% of the EU’s GDP. However, countries’ shares of the EU economy change over time. The share held by the ‘Big Four’ has been declining in recent decades. It fell from 67.9% in 2005 to 65.3% in 2015 and 61% in 2025, according to Eurostat. So, which countries have the highest and lowest GDP shares? And how have these shares changed across the EU over time? Almost a quarter of the EU’s GDP comes from Germany…
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, known for her sculptures and installations around the world, has died at the age of 97. Kusama died on 14 August at a hospital in Tokyo, her studio said on Thursday. The cause of death was not disclosed. “She continued to paint until her final days, never setting aside her brush, and continued exploration of forever love and eternal soul,” the studio’s statement said. “We will carry forward Kusama’s wishes and, through art, continue to bring hope and strength for the future to people around the world.” Kusama was best known for her colourful, psychedelic works…
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Europe’s militaries are pouring money into the sea. EU defence expenditure rose to €418 billion in 2025, a 20 percent increase from the previous year, and is projected to reach €454 billion in 2026, equivalent to 2.4 percent of GDP. Maritime defence is one of the fastest-growing sectors. Production of naval vehicles and equipment across the bloc has reached €117.8 billion since 2016, with output hitting €13.7 billion in 2025 alone. Who’s building Europe’s navies On paper, four countries dominate that output. France, Germany, Italy and Spain account for 87 percent of the EU’s maritime defence industrial base and captured…
At least 162 were killed in Nepal and three others in Tibet after massive flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China swept through communities on Wednesday, China’s state media reported, warning that up to 1000 people remain missing in Nepal and Tibet from the disaster. Mudslides in Tibet left three people dead and 558 missing; some 260 of the 558 missing people in Tibet were foreigners, and two villagers were rescued, both China’s state news agency Xinhua and broadcaster CCTV reported Thursday morning. Drone footage in Nepal showed roads destroyed and buildings buried by thundering water the…
Spain’s economy is 10 times bigger than Morocco’s, and the European country was once a colonial overlord there. But, as Jacob Mundy, associate professor of peace and conflict studies at Colgate University, points out, Spain relies on its neighbor for cooperation in a number of areas beyond migration, including anti-narcotics and anti-terrorism operations. “Spain and Morocco have been at war with each other on and off for centuries and yet they have these profoundly deep, commercial, security and other kinds of relationships,” he said. “You’d think: Spain’s the bigger economy and so on, it’s going to be the one in…
Published on 26/08/2026 – 11:40 GMT+2•Updated 12:23 An employee at Frankfurt Airport has died of malaria, a spokesperson for the facility’s operator Fraport said on Wednesday. A further five employees at the airport also contracted the infectious disease and are receiving medical treatment. The cause of the infections is believed to be a mosquito that travelled by plane from a malaria-endemic area to Germany, likely in July. Fraport says its focus is now on information and prevention. Employees are being advised to see a doctor if they experience any malaria-like symptoms and to tell medics they work at the airport.…
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Ask a Gen Z or Millennial traveller where they’re heading this year, and you might get very different answers. New research has shown that the two generations travel dissimilarly, and it’s down in part to budget or social influence. Youth travel specialist Adventure360 analysed more than 4,700 bookings made over the past year to see where the two generations are actually travelling. Thailand tops the Gen Z list, while Australia takes the Millennial crown, with Cambodia, Laos and New Zealand emerging as Gen Z favourites and Japan, Greece and Iceland proving more popular with slightly older travellers. To rank the…
Canada is taking a much harder line against Donald Trump — and Brussels is watching closely. As the U.S.-Canada trade war escalates, Zoya Sheftalovich and Kathryn Carlson look at Mark Carney’s gamble, his call for the world’s “middle powers” to band together, and whether Europe is ready to follow his lead or would rather keep Washington onside. Then, France’s 2027 presidential race gets its first major televised debate. The political center goes into it weaker and more divided than ever, while Jean-Luc Mélenchon has managed to put his radical plan for dealing with France’s €3.5 trillion debt right at the…